"Since the most important element of any concept is that its originating question be appropriately framed, any theory demanding an explanation for homosexuality is a problematic one because it maintains our existence as a category of deviance. I mean, no one is running around trying to figure out why some people like sports, for example."

-- Sarah Schulman

#Sports Quotes #Running Quotes #Mean Quotes

“The U.S. population, a mere four or five percent of the world total, creates half the world's toxic waste.”
“The government's assertion that it must be unhindered in protecting our security can camouflage the desire to increase Executive power, while the press's cry of the public's right to know can mask a quest for competitive advantage or a hidden animus. Neither the need to protect our security nor the public's right to know is a blank check.”
“Pure earth does not petrify, because the predominance of dryness over [i.e. in] the earth endows it not with coherence but rather with crumbliness. In general, stone is formed in two ways only (a) through the hardening of clay, and (b) by the congelation [of waters].”
“I totally wouldn't mind being able to wave my hand head to toe and have, like, a whole new outfit.”
“Find a perspective that transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary.”
“The truth is a trap: you cannot get it without it getting you; you cannot get the truth by capturing it, only by its capturing you.”
“Even when the Phantom's leased, them hoes wanna get in.”
“Our bodies are temples of the Lord. We should earn respect and admiration for our hearts, not for showing skin to look sexy.”

Source : Carrie Prejean (2009). “Still Standing: The Untold Story of My Fight Against Gossip, Hate, and Political Attacks”, p.177, Regnery Publishing

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